Rural Missions

Bhutto's widower wins presidency
Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, wins a sweeping victory in Pakistan's presidential election.

England struck by flash flooding
Heavy rain causes flash floods across the Midlands and northern England, with more than 100 warnings in place.

Mother's shock over mansion murders
The mother of a man thought to have killed his family and torched his mansion before killing himself tells of her shock.

Greens coming of age, says Lucas
New Green leader Caroline Lucas says she wants to raise the party's profile in non-environmental areas.

Pressure for windfall tax mounts
The TUC renews its demands for windfall tax on energy company profits, as pressure mounts on the government to help the poor.

Deadly rockslide hits Cairo homes
At least 20 people have died after a rockslide destroys homes in a shanty town in the Egyptian capital, emergency services say.

Key US lenders to face new curbs
US officials plan to put troubled mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae under strict federal control, media say.

Scots fans turned away from game
Hundreds of football fans are refused entry to the stadium for Scotland's World Cup qualifier against Macedonia.

Glasgow limbers up for Euro dance
Millions of people in 23 countries are expected to watch the Eurovision Dance Contest in Glasgow.

Wanted - plumber to protect Antarctic pipes
The British Antarctic Survey is advertising for a plumber to maintain one of the world's most remote research stations.

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We encourage appropriate and effective rural evangelism

This is the online home for the UK's national Rural Evangelism Network bringing together the most experienced evangelists, researchers writers and teachers on rural evangelism from across the Churches and mission agencies.

You can also discover more about Rural Sunrise, the rural mission consultancy that provides administrative services for the Network and sponsors this website.

Explore the links to all the key people active in rural mission and the ,main rural mission agencies in the UK, browse the regularly updated Helpful Ideas, and discover the resources that are available - some of which are free.

While there is much for a casual browser to find here, full access is only available to those who are registered users. Registering also gives opportunity to publish your own information and articles, and publicise forthcoming events. Registration costs just £10 per year. Members of REN and theology students are granted free access. If you are active in rural ministry or mission we would love to welcome you into this online community of people with a heart for sharing the good news with people in rural UK.